Self-Serve Book Scanning Stations

Capture, Copy, Fax & Collate Book Content With

Affordable Book Scanning for the 21st Century Library

Study, Report, Research Collaborate... Digitally

KIC book scanning systems are self-service digitization stations that make your entire
library collection available digitally for about 1% of your library budget. KIC is an
indispensable tool for research, study and production of enhanced from books, magazines and
very large journals. It also has the additional benefit of obviating the need for
conventional photocopy machines. Excerpts from a printed volume can be digitized thousands
of times with no additional payments to publishers because KIC is digitize on demand, a
welcome alternative to cost-prohibitive born-digital subscriptions! KIC offers models for
every budget and every need. KIC systems are available for
use with a wide variety of scanners and digitizers ranging 25x18" scan area
with preservation to 11x17", very high-speed scan stations that provide instant access on
tablets, notebooks, smart devices and easy transfer to desktop PCs and servers. All KIC scan
stations are ruggedly built for high-volume use and designed specifically for gentle
treatment of books, and KIC's searchable PDF output files can be sent to email, USB drive,
Cloud and/or sent wirelessly to smart devices. It's no wonder that DLSG's products are now
accessible to over 70% of U.S. university students and faculty.

All KIC stations are available in tabletop or floor standing models to fit any space in your
library.

Serving 70% of Students at US Universities

In the U.S. alone, KIC serves over four million students at the top "brick and mortar" (non-online) colleges and
universities. With the introduction of the KIC BookEdge, KIC Click, and KIC Click Mini, KIC is now affordable
for virtually all institutions of higher learning and full-service public libraries. Last decade, libraries
typically 'added' several KICs, but since 2010 libraries have begun to replace their entire patron-use copier
fleets with self-serve book scanning systems.

A True Digital Age Multifunction System for Academic & Public Libraries

Book Scanning

Students at academic libraries want speed, and DLSG offers the fastest book scanners on the market.
Patrons at public libraries need simplicity, and KIC provides three of the simplest possible user
interfaces, one exclusively for scanning, one exclusively for copying and one exclusively for faxing.
And KIC's best-of-breed power user interface is only a touch away.

Copier Replacement

While multifunction copiers are partly digital, they are big mechanical machines with big maintenance
issues and tiny touch screens. As a copier replacement, KIC eliminates copier failure/service problems
and provides very large touch screens and view screens that are larger still. Organizing (collating,
clipping, rotating, etc.) pages on a huge touch screen is much easier than shuffling paper.

The digital age has steadily driven down the demand in libraries for paper copies to levels that make it
increasingly difficult to justify copiers. KIC self-service scanning systems reduce copier use further —
to the point that attaching a small laser or ink jet printer is sufficient. Scan Copy Fax KIC systems
also handle much larger materials than copiers, and they scan books without damaging them.
However, the most compelling benefit of KIC over copiers is KIC's speed, due mainly to its face-up scanning design, which is not only significantly faster, but far easier to use.

Self-Serve Fax

KIC's huge touch screen and larger view screen make faxing extra easy. Users can compose, review, clip,
crop and change brightness and contrast of the pages of a fax before sending. KIC's step-by-step process
is designed for easy operation by even the most timid users. All you need is an internet connection, and
DLSG will provide the rest at a cost so low that fax revenue can pay for the KIC system in a few years
or less.

KIC Payment System

Built-in Debit Payment System
for KIC Systems

KIC Coin is a digital-age fee collection system included
with all KIC systems. KIC Coin does not require that a
coin box or a card reader be located next to each copier
and fax machine. It works like a debit card, but no card
is required. Patrons simply purchase any denomination
they designate at the front desk. The library staff member
prints a corresponding paper “KIC Coin” with barcode.
The patron then places the KIC Coin on the KIC scanner
and scans to begin charging the card with every scan
thereafter.

Printing copies and faxing have per page costs.
These costs are normally passed on to the user. With
photocopiers, MFCs and other book scanning kiosks,
additional hardware for collecting fees must be acquired.
The costs of this additional hardware must be passed on
to the user.

KIC has a free, built-in method of charging users for copies
and faxes. Simply print wallet-size “KIC Coins” on regular
letter-sized paper in any denomination that you like, cut
them out, and sell them to users at the circulation desk or
wherever you collect fees for late book returns.

KIC Coins are Compatible with
Copy Card & Cash Systems

All KIC self-serve book scanning kiosksystems are compatible with all standard copy card and coin-op
devices. When KICs are introduced to a library, most patrons opt for digital output, so costly
expendables are avoided, even for color! With KIC coins, the the library can keep all revenue
it collects.

ITC Systems 1010 NetLink

ITC Systems 7010 NetLink

Access Control Devices EX2000

Blackboard CR1120

Blackboard CR1122

Blackboard CR3000

CBord C2005

Diebold C2005

Comprise Smart Kiosk

Copicard CX125

Danyl Systems Copy terminal

Debitek DCT Family of readers

General Meters DCT-2

Jamex 7110

Pharos PS100

Pharos Omega series terminals

Vendapin 5500

Vendapin 5596

Virtual Cash Vending Terminals

KIC Makes Your Print Collections Searchable

Search hundreds of pages of PDF or text files created in just minutes using KIC Click Mini

Users need only locate the volume(s) that they expect to contain the information they are seeking, scan
selected sections and output either a searchable PDF file or a text file. These files can easily be
searched for various keywords.

Keyword searching is becoming an indispensable capability that significantly improves the quality and
efficiency of researching print collections.

Enhance reports in a word processing program. Drag desired images from a flash drive,
Cloud storage or email directly into a word processing program, or save images to your
computer desktop and use the 'insert picture' function.

Once images are imported into a word processing program, you may want to resize or
reposition them or select from several ways that your text can wrap around the pictures.

Personal & Family Documents

Library patrons bring loose paper from home to scan, fax and send via email or save to a
USB device. A $5 USB thumb drive can store thousands of important documents.

Many citizens don't have a safe, reliable place to store and organize their important
documents. Documents scanned at the local library can be viewed with any low cost smart
phone.

For Study

Quickly scan many pages to take with you and study at your convenience in the comfort of
your home where you can read, search, markup, and print at your leisure

Book Excerpts

With KIC in your library, instructors are no longer restricted to a single text book.
They can freely assign many excerpts from many books without adding to the students'
already high cost of text books.

Scan Journals for Research

Scan Artwork

Scan Large Maps & Drawings

Beautiful Images – Fast and Easy, and Nondestructive

Face-Up Scanning is Faster

KIC Bookeye 4 walk-up scanning stations are face-up scanners that save a lot of time and reduce book spine
damage because they capture two face-up pages of a book with each scan and do not require the user to flip
the book twice for each page. KIC analyzes each image, and automatically splits it into two separate images.
In addition, black edges are automatically removed and the content is straightened, producing clean,
professional looking images - important for electronic reserves, course curriculum materials and research
reports. These automatic image treatment functions also save a lot of faculty, administrator, and student
time.

Thick Books...No Problem

Capture Area Comparison

The capture area of copiers is about half that of KIC Bookeye 4 while the capture area of typical consumer
scanners is smaller still. With a 18 X 24 inch capture area, KIC Bookeye 4 captures it all!

A
– – –
Competing face-up book scanner
A 14x18.9"

B
⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅⋅
Competing face-up book scanner B 14x20.5"

Scan Oversized Reference Books

With the view screen on the side, the KIC Bookeye 4 neck provides an ideal bookstop for scanning
very large reference books. KIC True 2 Touch provides full rotation capabilities so that you can
scan in the orientation that suits you best.

The KIC Bookeye 4 V2's 600dpi Option

With its 600dpi option, KIC Bookeye 4 is the only true preservation quality book scanner that's also ideal for
self-service.

To capture moving objects, digital cameras must use array CCDs, which capture all parts of the object at the
same instant. That's why affordable digital cameras have fewer than 50 megapixels. And those pixels must be
further divided into red, green and blue sub-pixels.

Since books don't move while being scanned, the KIC Bookeye 4 is able to utilize linear CCD technology to
produce ultra-clear images with astounding 140 megapixels. Each pixel in a linear CCD includes full red,
green and blue sub-pixels.

However, high resolution scanning is meaningless if the lens system does not produce highly focused images.
Since ultra-high resolution "spy satellite" lenses are quite expensive, the KIC Bookeye 4 scans from left to
right, allowing it to follow the curve of an open book and maintain excellent focus, whether in V-mode or
flat mode.

The KIC Bookeye 4's left-to-right scanning allows it to follow the contours of virtually any book,
producing better 600 dpi images than other book scanners that claim to produce 600 dpi images.

KIC SmartDock ™

Use the optional KIC SmartDock to transfer 10-20 full-color pages per second to any smart device without using any of your institution's precious WiFi bandwidth.

Files automatically appear on the devices as they are scanned.

For Public Libraries

Introducing KIC to Your Patrons

Touching [COPY] will activate a very simple 'copier' interface with a large copy button that
scans and immediately prints.

KIC has a special introductory interface. For the first year in a new location, KIC can be
configured to display three of four simple buttons: [COPY][FAX][SCAN] and [POWER USER]

Touching [FAX] will activate a very simple 'fax machine' interface.

KIC Reservation App

Reserve Time on KIC Scan Stations and Avoid the Wait

Scroll Through Your Library’s KIC Stations to See Which Stations are Available...
or Make a Reservation Beforehand So You Won’t Have to Wait in Line

KIC book scanning stations just got easier than ever to use with your library’s customized version of
the KIC Reservation App. The ability to reserve a KIC station an hour, day, week in advance is now at
your patrons’ fingertips. KIC Reservation is part of the Knowledge Access Tool (KAT), and it’s a welcome
convenience that patrons, students and faculty will enjoy!

Patrons can simply download the KAT application for your university library to see it all on a cell phone or
tablet using any web browser. Scroll through KIC stations and touch the RESERVE button to reserve your time
slot. The KIC reservation screen is accessible from just about any KAT stacks screen.

Access the KIC Reservation App Directly or from Any of These KAT Screens

Search Screen

Shelf View Screen

Bibliography View Screen

Students can scroll through the KIC stations at your library to find the nearest KIC station, or the one
that best suits their need. Then a simple touch of the “RESERVE this Scanner” button shows the KIC
Station Reservation Screen where the student can select the desired reservation day and time.

KIC Stations View Screen

KIC Station Reservation Screen

Print Books on Demand

Printing books has never been easier! With KIC's new Print On Demand functionality,
patrons
can
quickly
and easily order printed books of photo albums, scrapbooks, photos, recipe cards, book
excerpts,
loose
papers, newspaper & magazine articles, and more.

Clip, crop, rearrange pages and then choose the kind of book, pages and quantity
desired.
Order your
original book(s) using KIC's simple "shop-online" interface to find the best value and
pay
with your
credit card. Your books will be printed, packaged and shipped to you within days!

Bring Many New Patrons to the Library with Print on Demand Made Easy

Make a Coffee Table Book of Photo Collections

Print an Unabridged Book of Family Recipes

Print a Book of Your Family Vacation

Print a Photo Album of Old Family Photos

Scan your family photos and save them from fading and decaying. Annotate, clip, crop, add
subtitles, dates, names, and comments to preserve your family history for future generations. It
can all be done in a few hours at your public library with KIC’s POD feature - Print on Demand!

Print Beautiful Bound Copies of Your Thesis

KIC’s POD (Print on Demand) feature is a self-serve alternative to the usual thesis
printing/binding vendors, using existing KIC system offered by the university library

Create Course Materials with Excerpts from Many Sources

With KIC in your library, instructors are no longer restricted to a single text book.
They can assign many excerpts from many books without adding to the students' already high
cost of text books.

Control, update and monitor your KIC systems remotely. To better serve your patrons, it is
important
to know which KIC systems are used the most and at what times during the day and week, and which
are
used the least. All usage statistics can help you to determine the best KIC configuration for
each
site. And to make it easier to navigate from KIC to KIC system, KIC Fleet Manager allows you to
select a particular KIC system via either of two methods: a map or a list.

KIC Fleet Manager

MONITOR USAGE STATISTICS AT A GLANCE

With 14 years serving libraries, KIC is the most stable product available today. However,
DLSG
engineers incessantly work to improve KIC and support the growing changing digital world. DLSG
offers improved software regularly, and to make it easier to deploy updates, KIC Fleet
Manager lets you update KIC systems remotely. For example, KIC Fleet Manager lets you
turn
KIC systems on and off on demand or on a schedule set by a central control panel.

Live KIC Stations status

Real time statistics, including statistical analysis presented by easy-to-see charts

True 2 Touch™ User Interface

Ease-of-use is a central feature of KIC. Its large, 22 inch touch screen and its large "Scan" and "Save,
Send or Print" buttons that occupy a very large portion of the touch screen clearly convey how easy KIC is
to use. The Save button defaults to an output method and file format that is selectable by the institution.
If a flash drive is inserted, KIC detects this and the output button changes to indicate that it will save
to the flash drive. Users can override the default output method by manually selecting one or more other
methods of output.

Tabletop KIC models have all the capabilities of the floor-standing models. They also have
their own tabletop version of the optional SmartDock fore wireless transfer of images, and
ADF (auto-document feeder) scanner for scanning loose-leaf paper, which can be placed
anywhere on the table. ADA compliance is achieved by purchasing a table with a 30 inch
clearance to the floor and a 31 inch height. KIC tabletop models also offer an optional
desktop configuration with a single 22" touch/preview display.

Floor-standing KIC models offer the full KIC self-serve digitization functionality in an
elegant, contemporary design with efficient use of space and a compact footprint. KIC 22"
touch screen, large preview screen, and scan bed are at the perfect height for wheelchair
access.

KIC's high speed is
derived as much from
its ultra-simple, true
two-touch interface
as from its support
of face-up scanners
that obviate the
need to flip books
over and over again
during the capture
process.

KIC is very agile, and allows the user to jump from just about anywhere in the touch screen system to just about anywhere else, directly and usually with a single touch. This modern, 'modeless' design is easier to use, but difficult to create.

KIC's large buttons and controls are easy to use, even for people with unsteady hands.

KIC gradually expands and contracts controls such as brightness, con- trast and DPI so users can easily follow their screen activity

KIC doesn't delete original images when you clip a photo or excerpt of text unless you tell it to.

KIC lets you output to many different destinations in a single session.

Once you've scanned a document, you can change your mind as to where you would like it to output. For example, you may have wanted to save to USB, but learned your USB drive is full. Or you may scan so much that it exceeds your email limit. Or after scanning and collating a mass of research, you decide that you want to share the research with others.

Two Large Screens for Simplicity & Power

It’s easy to undervalue screen size. For 20 years, all cellphone makers relentlessly pursued smaller and smaller
screens until very recently when one company reversed that trend. They realized that people want the largest
screen that will ﬁ t in their pocket/purse and hand. This is because display screens are our window to the
digital world, and touch screens give us control over that world.

As big as self-serve scanning systems are, it makes sense to have a very large touch screen. And with
the low prices for high quality displays, it is compelling to add a separate display screen. In 2002,
DLSG realized this, when the first KIC system was designed. Today, with nearly 10 years more experience
than any other vendor, DLSG has the most understandable, easy to use and powerful user interface for
self-serve book scanning, and it’s based on dual screens.

The view screen shows very large, clear images of what you’ve scanned, allowing the touch screen to have
big, easy to understand buttons and other controls.

Display screens are our portals into the digital world, and touch screens are the easiest way to
control that world. That’s why DLSG provides large, 24 inch, full HD displays and equally large
touch screens with most of its KIC systems.

Dual Screen Touch & View

KIC Bookeye 4 vs. Copiers – How KIC Compares

Copiers are Outmoded

Since the first KIC was delivered to an academic library in 2004, the days of photocopiers for patron use in
academic libraries and even public libraries were numbered. And now with the rapid explosion of tablet
computers and electronic readers, the demand in academic libraries for electronic copies has substantially
outstripped the demand for printed copies. The demand for electronic copies in public libraries is also
reaching a tipping point.

The ability to capture virtually unlimited numbers of pages of research into a tablet or electronic reader
and search through that material on the Internet with a tablet, eReader or notebook PC that can be used just
about anywhere is highly convenient and immensely valuable. In this digital age, academic libraries are
compelled to go hybrid for three reasons: 1) the high demand for digital content; 2) their existing print
collections contain vast amounts of information that cannot be found on the Internet; and 3) students are
receptive to the price of electronic copies - typically free.

So how do the costs of KIC systems compare with those of photo copiers? There are three main factors that
keep the cost of photo- copies high: 1) each copy requires paper, toner and ink; 2) photo-copiers require a
lot of maintenance due to the number of moving parts; and 3) all major photocopier brands use a distributed
service model.

In contrast, these costs are lower for KIC because KIC has split the scan/copy functions into three
separate machines, choosing the best of breed for each. As a result, KIC offers the best book
scanners by themselves or with a loose-leaf paper (ADF) scanner. Virtually any off-the-shelf laser
or inkjet printer can be added to any KIC system, so you can optimize costs and speeds, and offer
affordable color.

ADF attachment scans 40 loose-leaf pages/min (20 sheets per minute)

KIC Bookeye 4 Scanners vs. Copiers

This graph compares the total costs of one color KIC Bookeye 4 system with three color copiers
and with
three black and white copiers. Both copiers are the kinds typically seen in academic libraries. One KIC
Bookeye 4 is compared with three copiers because its face-up operation yields well over two times the
performance of a typical copier. The costs are broken into three main areas: equipment and maintenance,
consumables, and patron usage time. With KIC, electronic output is assumed to be preferred over print 90% of
the time. That ratio has ranged from 75-95% electronic in 2012, but is certain to rise in the future

A five Year Comparison at a
Usage Rate of 150,000 pages per year

The KIC numbers above represent a five-year saving in excess of $143,000!

No More Book Spine Damage!

Thick books with stiff spines and content that runs deep into the bookfold are often damaged when copied.
KIC Bookeye 4 easily captures content without damaging book spines.

Thick Books...No Problem

KIC Bookeye 4 handles thick books beautifully. Its contour-finding laser allows it to
flatten even the most
curved books and produce text that is clear and undistorted. KIC automatically adds margins for print-ready
image quality.

KIC Bookeye 4 Scans 3 Times Faster

Statistics from five million scanning sessions across America revealed a median session length of 23 pages.
So, most of the time spent during a KIC session is spent scanning. Face up scanning has been proven to be
three times faster than face down scanning. So why is speed so important

It's economical. One Click can replace multiple copiers or other face-down scanning machines.

It gives patrons another reason to visit your library.

It's green. The faster it is, the more use it will get and the less the copier will be used.

Color Images are Free

In the digital world, there is no paper, toner or ink, so libraries rarely charge for images,
whether black and white or color.

Color Copies for Less

Over the years, many libraries experimented with color copiers, but could never find a formulathat worked.
If the fees were low, patrons would copy materials with so much color that the library would spend more on
ink than the fees they were collecting. If the fees were too high, the usage would be so low that the cost
of the machine couldn't be justified.

KIC calculates the amount of color in an image before it is printed. So the fee for copies with a little bit
of color can be the same as the fee for black and white copies. If a copy has a lot of color, the fee can be
increased in proportion to the cost of the color ink or toner. This wonderful feature should be a simple,
easy byproduct of the digital age, and it is with KIC.

Your Choice: Scan Face-Down or Face-Up

Faster is also Easier

Face-up book scanning is far easier on both patrons and books and quite a bit faster than face-down
scanning.

Scanning books face-up makes it much easier to keep track of what pages you've scanned. With KIC Click,
Click Mini and other face-up scanners, books stay face up, so you can see what you're scanning as you scan
it. This extra visibility eliminates the age old problem of skipping pages and scanning pages out of order
which can occur with face-down scanners.

The following photo sequences show the reason that face-down scanning system are typically 1/3 the speed of
face-up systems. The book flipping necessary to scan a book on a face-down scanner like the KIC BookEdge is
shown in the photo sequence below. It's a workout both for the book and the patron.

The ergonomic design of the face-up scanning systems involves only the basic movement required to set a book
down and turn a page.

Out with the Old and In with the New

Face-Down Capture

[a seven-step procedure]

VS

Face-Up Capture

[a two-step procedure]

The sequence above shows just how much work is required to use a face-down scanner to scan multiple
pages.

In contrast, the sequence on the left shows the relative speed and ease of face-up scanning systems
that do not require the user to flip over the book being scanned. Once placing the book, the user
simply turns pages and presses the scan button (or foot pedal) to scan two pages at a time.

The Hybrid Library

To fully earn the 'hybrid library' designation, a library's existing print collections must be
available in digital format. KIC systems allow your students and faculty to select material for
quick and easy self-serve digitization, providing a valuable conduit between your print
collections and patron tablets, PCs, eReaders and smart devices.

Digital images don't have the limitations of physical copies. They can instantly be shared with
fellow researchers around the world via email or Cloud, dramatically facilitating collaboration.

Digital images don't have the limitations of physical copies. They can instantly be shared with
fellow researchers around the world via email or Cloud, dramatically facilitating collaboration.

Resource Sharing

We know the importance of resource sharing. To help squeeze more value out of your investment,
KIC can be configured to support the BSCAN Interlibrary Loan system, the Opus Digitization
Workflow system, and general ad hoc scanning.

Use a USB flash drive to enable other types of scanning at a KIC station and temporarily access
shared folders on a network. When you unplug the USB, the KIC station automatically returns to
its regular self-serve scanning station functionality.

For general purpose scanning by administrators and faculty, simply write a department
password file to a flash drive. When a user inserts the USB 'key', KIC recognizes the
password and allows the user to save scanned images to shared folders.

Premium Maintenance Plan

Image Access has an unmatched service and support record. It is impossible to affordably
provide service personnel living in every city and town across America that are highly
trained on the very special technologies needed by libraries. Instead, DLSG designs remote
serviceability into its products and has perfected remote diagnosis and when possible,
repair.

The resulting savings allows DLSG to frequently and promptly provide loaner/swap-out equipment and to go on
site whenever necessary to
maintain and repair equipment, minimizing interruptions in service.

The KIC Product Family

Your dollars go further with our complete KIC product line. Every institution would like to have at least one
large KIC system. especially for reading rooms and reference sections, but not all library floor locations
require a large system. Our array of products lets you get as many bigger systems as you need and fill out the
rest with lower-cost systems.